Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop Portland — Local services in Portland

📍Downtown/Old Port, Portland 📅Visited: many times, most recently March 2024 🚘 Parking: paid lots nearby, metered street parking 📚Highlights: a locally owned bookstore with friendly employees and a great selection of books - check out the local author and books set in Maine sections! Also a selection of Maine souvenirs in their small gift shop section 🐶 Dog-friendly: yes - well behaved dogs welcome 👶🏼 Kid-friendly: yes - large kids section of books and games ➕Pros: a large selection of books, gifts, and souvenirs ➖Cons: you’ll probably spend too much time here and fall behind on your itinerary’s hourly schedule ⭐️Recommend: 5 stars - a great stop to pick up a local book or...

What an awesome bookstore! I have never seen anywhere near such a huge and impressive selection of middle grade books, I hope they eventually catalog everything they have for sale on their site in an easy to research way without already needing to know the title or author because they had so many I have never heard of and would have no idea how to re-find. Their kids and young adult section is so impressive I could easily spend a fortune there for birthdays and christmas if they had a website that made it easy to browse. I wish I lived near enough to...

📚Lovely Bookshop - More than Just Books!📚

This bookshop is bigger than it looks! Genres are clearly marked by sections (everything from manga and D&D, to bargain books and adult nonfiction). There's a nice selection of cards, as well as gifts and toys for sale.

The inside is quite literally wall-to-wall bookshelves, with books towering overhead. Any bibliophile will feel quite at home here and be able to spend a fair amount of time browsing. If you're visiting Portland, you can get a great souvenir (or...